TRANSFORMERS - DIRECTOR BAY: 'LABEOUF WASN'T DRUNK'

DIRECTOR BAY: 'LABEOUF WASN'T DRUNK'

TRANSFORMERS director MICHAEL BAY is confident actor SHIA LaBEOUF will be cleared of his drink driving charge following his car crash last weekend (27Jul08).
The 22-year-old was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after his truck flipped across a road and collided with another vehicle in Hollywood on Sunday (27Jul08).
LaBeouf suffered serious injuries to his hand and is facing misdemeanour drink driving charges, but investigators have ruled the other driver caused the accident by running a red light.
However, Bay is adamant LaBeouf was not over the limit when he was arrested, because so much time had passed between the actor consuming alcohol and being involved in the crash.
In an interview with U.S. news show Access Hollywood, due to be aired on Friday (01Aug08), Bay says, "He was not drunk. He was drinking hours and hours before."
And the filmmaker has further defended LaBeouf, insisting he has shown a lot of growth since they worked on the first Transformers movie, which was released in 2007.
He adds: "The kid really has his head together. He's doing a great job on this movie. He's really matured since the last one and I love working with him."